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My fridge won’t cool enough even though the freezer is cooling fine
I have a Beko fridge freezer, and for the past few days, the fridge compartment has been very warm compared to the usual temperature. The freezer is working absolutely fine though. The fan inside the freezer compartment is working alright, and I have checked the coils situated behind the freezer compartment as well, and…
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Home Security
Hi All, Just wondering if anyone has been in a similar position - We bought our first home in March - New Build Semi detached over 3 floors. Now the master bedroom is on the top floor and our 10 month old daughters room, so being cautious and for peace of mind we want to get home security installed. We had ADT out on…
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Kitchen & Worktops
Mum has decided to splash out on a new kitchen as the old one is falling apart and the quote we got from Wickes for a room approximately 3m x 2.5m was almost £6000 not including fitting. To save money we're looking at possibly getting a flat pack Ikea kitchen instead as they seem much cheaper than the competition, still…
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1930's picture rail. Keep or get rid?
Having a lot of work done internally on our 1930's semi and in the process a few sections of picture rail have been removed. My Dh and the rest of the family plus all of the builders don't understand why I want to keep the rails. Is it just a nostalgia thing? Perhaps. They aren't particularly appealing, but because they…
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Drive / Gravel / Edging
Hi All, I currently have a concrete drive (this was laid in parts over time and is quite unsightly) and am looking at freshening this up with the help of golden gravel. However, if I just put the gravel on the top then it will go all over the pavement etc - as has happened with other drives in the street. I was thinking of…
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What's this thing in my cellar?
Our house is around 105 years old and has a large old coal cellar under the kitchen. It's used for storage and junk and not much else, as it gets damp. I'm trying to clean it up so we can use it more, so i started by emptying years of junk and lifting the lino. I then scraped back half an inch of dust and gunk to get to…
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Recommendations for uPVC windows - Supply only
Hello, Could anyone help me out with recommendations for supply only, custom sized, uPVC casement and/or sliding windows please? There's so many providers out there and it's a bit of a headache. Thanks for your help!
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Keeping toilet connected overnight during bathroom refit?
I'm sure there's a few one liners I could use, but it's too early for me to think of any. Hopefully having a new bathroom fitted soon. The understanding has been that the toilet will be re-connected every night as I only have the one. (I did consider a bucket, but....no) As a rough guide, how much longer would you expect…
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Need a few bookcases. Suggestions?
Hi everyone, I would like to buy a few bookcases for my living room - 6 or 7 units at around 80cm or 90cm each. I'm trying to avoid IKEA Billy or Hemnes and get good quality, solid wood bookcases. Sometimes I see amazing vintage victorian and regency bookcases at auctions and at very good prices. The problem is that are…
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All Electric Flat - Alternative to Immersion heating?
I have just bought a new flat which has been recently converted from office space, it has a large immersion tank in a cupboard upstairs. The flat is duplex, so has open kitchen/living space downstairs (& downstairs toilet) with stairs directly up to the bedroom like a mezzanine level, with an ensuite bathroom. Is there a…
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White or stained skirting/trim
My husband and I own a 2 bed tenement flat in Edinburgh. We're planning on selling up next year, and we're looking to make some home improvements just to spruce it up a bit with hope of selling quickly and for a decent price. We don't want to spend a fortune, but just make a few surface changes that may make it more…
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uPVC Window not locking
Hi all, I have a problem with my upvc window not being able to lock. This is because the bits of metal attached to the window ('cam' I think?) don't fit in the other bit of metal on the window frame ('keep' I think?). I have attached the pictures below. When I say they do not fit, the 'cams?' are too high and don't connect…
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is this good window job
We are getting our kitchen windows replaced with our builder who also did our kitchen by removing 2 supporting walls and 3 not supporting walls, installed a shower room from scratch by dividing the space in kitchen. He did replace 2 windows and back door already in kitchen and shower room as you see (picture attached) but…
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Taking Down and Re-assembling Ikea Wardrobes
Hi, has anyone had any experience of doing this? I need to take some wardrobes down and just wondering what my options are. My other half seems to think we can put the shell together and all we need to do is buy the inside components. From building them I was under the impression it might be tricky to rebuild as some of…
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Shower problems! Damp? Leak?
Hi all. I've just bought my first home, a 10 year old Baratts mid terrace house. I saw two houses on the street and both appeared to have old brownish stains on the living room ceiling, beneath the en suite. Prior to moving in, the seller told me she had re grouted the en suite for me. I went to see the house about 4/5…
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What due diligence is required by the homeowner re building work?
Hi, I was reading responses to a recent question about a loft conversion, and saw that at least one poster mentioned the responsibility of the home owner to carry out due diligence in respect of these works, inspecting the work the builders have completed and so on. I'm about to have a loft conversion, and assumed that…
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Catalytic Oven vs Easy Clean Enamel Oven
I've seen a catalytic double oven that I like but the ceiling of the main oven doesn't have a catalytic plate. I know your not supposed to use oven cleaners in these ovens so does anyone have any tips on how to clean the ceiling and are there any long reach cleaning brushes I can use? Also does anyone have an easy clean…
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Saniflo Sanivite only pumping intermittently
Hi all, Our new place has a small bathroom where the shower and basin both feed into a Saniflo Sanivite pump. The previous owners said it just needed a lot of water buildup before it would pump, but we noticed the water backing up into the shower tray and sitting for hours until it finally pumped. So, I took the thing out…
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Removing screw with no head
Hi I need to remove a screw from the plate on a door catch cover. Two small screws are in approx 4mm, but both heads have been worn out completely. I have tried using a rubber band and some pressure, no luck. I look at an extractor kit from Screwfix but it seems to big for the screw and not sure how to use it (as it was…
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Wiring a bathroom pull cord
Hi, Replacing my bathroom pullcord (which also supplies a fan) but the wiring is different. At the moment I have 2 red wires and a green. I don't know how best to explain it so I've included link to the pictures of the old and the new. In the old one the left red wire goes into a point labelled 'Supply' L, in the right the…
